Productivity Software

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I am looking for software solution that can be used to track my employees when they are working from home or outside…. Problem we are facing is employees are given freenternet access and they are wasting slot of time and resources. I wish to monitor. Them and track them.

Please suggest if any…..

You can install remote monitoring and controlling program like sniperspy,
http://www.monitoring-softwares.com/remote-monitoring-software.html
It allows you monitor employees’ laptops in real-time and remotely control them if necessary

For instance, Microsoft Office is a common office/productivity software suite. However, it is not the only one available.

If you were to perform a search on the various office suites available in the market what two suggest of software suites would be suitable for a professional environment.

Microsoft Office would be suitable. OpenOffice would be suitable.

Identify the eight techniques used to improve listening skills. Provide one example of how each technique can be used in the marketing environment.

Identify the six important aspects of teamwork and provide a brief explanation of each.

List the effective management techniques and provide an example of how each one might be used in a marketing environment.

What functions do database programs provide to marketers?

Explain why listening, reading, speaking, and writing professionally are important in marketing and business

Explain the functions of a human resources (HR) department.

Explain how negative conflict can create a poor working environment and what can be done to resolve it

Explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web can increase business productivity.

Explain the barriers to communication. Provide one example of a barrier that could occur in a specific setting. Fully describe the barrier and setting in the example.List the types of computer software applications

Is it just me or does this sound like someone wants us to write their research paper for them?

This is the schools website:

Laptop Computer Minimum Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5 (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache) / Dual-Core AMD Operton
Memory (RAM): 2 GB RAM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP2 or higher), XP Professional (SP3 or higher), or 7 Professional / Apple OS/X 10.6.2

Suggested laptop computers:

Apple Computers
15" MacBook Pro
17" MacBook Pro

Lenovo
ThinkPad W701
ThinkPad W510

Hewlett-Packard
EliteBook 8740w
EliteBook 8540w

Dell
Precision M6500
Precision M4500

Right of the bat I don’t want to use a Mac, and Lenovo doesn’t sell the the 701 anymore. The screen on the Lenovo 510 is a 15" which I find too small.

I don’t know which laptop I should get from HP or Dell. Price does matter. The specs and prices of the laptops I found are listed below. I need a laptop that will last me my whole architecture education and that will perform very very very well for the next few years. I need some advice from any architects and soon to be architects please.

1. DELL PRECISION M6500

BASEDell – Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation

OPERATING SYSTEM – Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64-bit, no media

PROCESSOR – Intel® Core™ i7-740QM Quad Core 1.73GHz 6MB

OFFICE SOFTWARE – No productivity software

SERVICES & WARRANTY – 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service

VIDEO CARD – 1.0GB NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3800M Graphics

MEMORY – 4.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS

SECURITY SOFTWARET – rend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, 30-days

LCD17" Wide Screen WUXGA RGBLED LCD Panel w/ integrated camera and mic

RAID CONFIGURATIONAll – Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration

HARD DRIVE – 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive with FFS

OPTICAL DRIVE – 8X DVD+/-RW tray Load w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™, no media

WIRELESS CARD – Dell Wireless™ 1501 802.11b/g/n Half Mini Card

WIRELESS-PAN – Dell 365 Bluetooth 2.1 and Dell Ulta Wide Band 420

CONTACTLESS SMART CARD READER – No Contactless Smart Card Reader

MOBILE BROADBAND – No Mobile Broadband Selected

FINGERPRINT READER OPTION – No Fingerprint Reader

A/C ADAPTER – 210W/240W switchable Slim 3P A/C Adapter

Subtotal$3,107.00

2.HP Elitebook 8740w Mobile Workstation

Operating system – Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64 bit

Software – Purchase Microsoft Office 2010 or a Product Key Card (PKC) to activate the full featured Office software – Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 included

Energy Efficiency – ENERGY STAR® qualified, EPEAT® Gold

Processor – Intel® Core™ i7-740QM Processor (1.73 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache) Intel® vPro Technology Intel®

Chipset – Mobile Intel QM57 Chipset

Display – 17.0-inch diagonal WUXGA WVA anti-glare (1920 x 1200)

Integrated camera – Integrated 2 MP Webcam

Video/graphics – NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M graphics with 1 GB dedicated GDDR3 video memory

Memory – 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1D)

Internal Storage – 500 GB 7200 rpm 2.5-inch hard drive

Upgrade Bay – DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer LightScribe Drive

Pointing Device – Dualpoint (touchpad plus pointstick) and Backlit spill-resistant keyboard with numeric keypad and drain

Wireless LAN – Intel Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 (3×3)

HP Mobile Broadband – Built in HP Mobile Broadband not included

Bluetooth – HP Integrated Module with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology 2.1

Security TPM 1.2 Embedded Security Chip + HP Fingerprint Sensor

Battery – 8-Cell 73 Wh Li-Ion Battery

Warranty- Limited 3 year standard parts and labor warranty (3/3/3)

Subtotal $2,999.00

3. HP Elitebook 8740w Mobile Workstation

Exact one as above,but with 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2D)

Subtotal $3,699.00

I don’t know what a SODIMM is, but #3 has one more than #2.

This is a huge investment and I will appreciate any help. Thank you!

All of our archys and most of the engineers use Macs.

1.) Which type of software would you find fields and records?
A.) Audio Editing
B.) Word processing
C.) Database management

2.) Which is NOT a productivity software?
A.) Database management
B.) Word processing
C.) Audio editing

3.) Software-based solutions use to gather and analyze information are called?
A.) Information systems
B.) Planning systems
C.) development systems

4.) Any business antity, large or small, are called?
A.) A model object
B.) A business unit
C.) An enterpirse

5.) Between MP3 and WAV, which audio file format offers better compression?
A.) MP3
B.) WAV
C.) Both

6.) A system designed to help managers develope solutions for specific problems is called?
A.) A decision support system
B.) A management information system
C.) A knowledge-based system

1) is C
2) All three can be used to attain something productive but my guess would be that the answer is A
3) I believe it’s information systems
4)B
5)A. Mp3 is lower quality but has smaller file size and offers okay compression, while WAV offers no compression at all, it is a uncompressed file
6) A